Marking system



Nov. 30, 1948. H. c. HAYSLIP 2,455,007

' MARKING SYSTEM Filed June 5, 1946 2 She'ets-Sheet 1 RN GQN onw Hagaw Nov. 30, 1948. H C HAYSLIP 2,455,007

I MARKING SYSTEM Filed June 5, 19.46 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 30, 1948 aerate-i sianxmosrsrasr not;

' Homer 0. Haysllp, Atlanta, Ga., aulgnor of onehalf to Pall! E.

Application June 5, 1068, Serial No. 874.571 1 claim. (on. ts-rss) This invention relates to an improved system and apparatus for laundries and for cleaning establishments for identiiying'the articles andproviding a positive check on articles of each customer.

An object of this invention is to provide a checking system which includes tags which may be removed from a board and applied to the articles, and the tags having identifying indicia for identifying both the particular board and the particular customer's cleaning order. The board has groups of these tags removably mounted thereon with'a specific number in each group, so that in the final checking out of the cleaned garments or other articles, the worker can first check the number of tags remaining in one group, and will immeditely know from the number oi tags left on the board of one group exactly how many articles to look for in order to complete the order.

The tag board has a number of groups of tags with like identifying indicia for each group, and also has groups of tags with progressively arranged members for use with orders having only single pieces. The board also has supporting hooks for the order sheets which upon final check of the cleaned articles is to be pinned or otherwise fastened to the articles.

With the above andv other objects in view my invention consists in the combination, arrangethe number oi ment and details of construction disclosed in the 30 drawings and specifications and then moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claim;

In the drawings, Wherein similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout the several views.

. Figure 1 is a detail front elevation of a tag carrying hoard constructed according to the em AmllLGrimn G ,1) wood or the like, and is formed with a relatively large opening it adjacent the upper margin adapted to be extended.

thereoi' and in the'transverse median whereby a hanger hook or the like may be inserted in the opening ii for suspending a board it ior suitable support v I The board it-is provided about three of the marginal edges thereol. with a plurality of spaced apart openings it which are identified by the indicia it. The openings ii are provided for receiving tag suspending loops or eyes, generally designated as it. The loops or eyes it include a substantially open loop or eye it having extending therefrom a straight bar it terminating in a reverted keeper ii.

The eye or split ring it is also formed with a straight portion it which is engageabie with the keeper ll for closing the enlongated loop formed by extension i8 and keeper ill. Keeper l is adapted to be extended through one of the openings it for suspending a group of fabric tags it irorn the board. Each tag it includes a fabric strip or tape 28 formed with a hem or tunnel it, within which one side 22 of a safety pin 25 is The pin portion is oi the safety pin is engageable with the keeper 25, and when the tag is suspended from the tag suspending member it, the pin it will engage with the keeper 2%.

The tag also includes indicia 2t and indicia El. The indicla at are in the form of one or more numerals which are secured to the tape or strip it, by stitching or the like, and the indicia 2% are preferably oi a color diilerentiating from the color oi the numeral or indicia 2?. The indibodiment of this invention, having several groups of tags mounted thereon Figure 2 is a sectional View taken on line 2-2 of Figure l,

Figure 3 is'a fragmental sectional view taken on line t3 of Figure l, I

Figure 4 is a plan view of the board, Figure 5 is a front elevation partly broken away and in section of a pair oi tags,

Figure 6 is a front elevation of one of the tags with a safety pin,

Figure 7 is a fragments! front elevation of a sectional portion of the board.

Figure 8 is a fragmental front elevation oil a marginal portion of the board.

Referring to drawings, the numeral iii designates generally a substantially rectangularly shaped member which may be made out of plycia it is oifEthe same color as the board identifying indicia org numeral it which is applied to the front face of the board it at the opening just below the opening i. In other words, as an 40 example, indicia 2&3 may be of a green color and indicia it may also be of a green color. A contrasting color such as blue or the like may be used for indicts til.

The indicts. of each tag are oi a permanent color characteristic and may he applied. to the tape forming the tag by stitching or other suitable means. In the present instance? the marginal tag suspending members it have six of the tags it mounted thereon and there may be as many tag suspending members as the board it will allow by the three marginal edges thereof.

The board it is also provided with a pair of forwardly projecting screw eyes 29 adjacent to the upper marginal edge thereof, on opposite sides of the opening II. The eyes 29 are adapted to have engaging therewithtag suspending members which are identical with the tag suspending members ll.

A plurality of tags M are removably en aged with the suspending members 30 and each tag 3| includes a fabric tape 32 having board identifying indicia 33 stitched or otherwise mounted thereon. Tags 3| also include indicia 34 which are of a color contrasting from the color of the numeral or indicia 33. The indicia 33 may be colored green, similar to the indicia 20, and indicia 34 are preferably of the same color as indicia 21. the tag members 3i and when these tags are not in use they will be mounted on the suspending members 30.

The board i0 is also provided on the front face thereof with a pair of hook members 35. The hook members 35 are disposed on opposite sides of the indicia 28 for removably supporting order slips 36, having holes 31 for suspending the slips 3. from the hooks 35.

The indicia l3 may be of the same color as one or the other of the numerals forming board identification indicia, and in the present instance, the

Safety pins 34a are engaged with each one of 9 indicia i3 is colored green which is the same color as indicia 28.

In the use and operation of this board, the garments or articles which are to be cleaned each have an identifying tag l9 or II pinned thereto. Where there is more than one piece in a single order, the tags 19 of the suspending member I are used. Where there is only one article or piece, then the tags 3| are used.

The tags 3i bear the larger order identifying indicia and the indicia 34 run consecutively from 21 to 30, and 31 to 40. In other words, there are ten of these tag members 3! on each suspending member 30, whereas there are only six tags I!- on the suspending member It. It will, of course, be.

understood that there may be as many tags on the suspending members as may be desired, the number of tags being dependent only on the average or maximum number of articles which are received by the cleaning establishment from a single customer. I a

After an order has been initially taken in and each article has pinned thereto a tag such as tag it, the order slip is mounted on suspending hooks 35. The garments are then cleaned and finished and when the garments are tobe checked out by the cleaning establishment, the checkerfwill. take board H), which may represent a single days work or a part of a days work. The checker will then take each suspension member H and check the remaining tags 19 on one suspension member and will know from the remaining number of tags on 'to look for.

the order slips 39.

when the correct number of pieces have been found, these pieces are gathered together and tags I! removed therefrom the articles and replaced on the particular suspension member which is identified by numeral ll. The individual tag suspension members 30 are then checked as to tags 3i and as these tags are numbered in progression, it is a relatively simple matter to obtain the necessary articles which are correlated with with a system as hereinbefore described, the cleaning establishment has a careful check on the articles both entering and leaving the establishment so that there, cannot be any mistake in the articles which are checked out without the mistake being immediately caught.

What I claim is:

In an article cleaning identifying system, a plurality of supporting members, each member having an identification indicia, .a plurality of groups of article identification tags for each member, tag suspending members for said tags carried by each supporting member, means removably securing each of said tags on its respective suspending member, indicia carried by said tags correlated with said identification indicia of said supporting member for identifying each tag relative to said supporting member, certain groups comprised of a plurality of said tags on the same suspension member having additional indicia arranged in consecutive order, indicia on said supporting member adjacent the suspension means for the remaining groups of tags, the remaining groups each comprising a plurality of said tags having additional indicia corresponding to the indicia on said supporting member for each of said remaining groups.

HOLEER C. HAYSLIP.

REFERENCES crrEn The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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